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Posted on 10/17/2017 4:41:03 AM PDT by jalisco555
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A deputy accidentally shot himself Monday night inside an Onondaga County Justice Center locker room, deputies said.
Deputy Justin Brannock, 28, was taking his personal firearm out of its holster at 10:28 p.m. when the gun fired, said Sgt. Jon Seeber, an Onondaga County Justice Center. Brannock was in the employee locker room in an unsecured section of the jail, he said.
Seeber said Brannock was expected to be released from the hospital early this morning.
Initial police scanner reports indicated a bullet grazed the deputy's leg.
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Most Glocks have a relatively light trigger pull. That with the and the lack of a user-controlled safety mechanism (other than the users’s brain), equals a the potential for negligent discharge.
Interesting note about the Serpa retention holsters. My current holster is good old plain leather. However, I'm looking for retention holsters for both my G19 and a full size 1911. At least for the G19 I think I'll favor the ones with the thumb release vs the ones with the button/tab by the trigger guard...
No matter how mindful I can be - I do not trust myself without an external safety. I can manipulate the safety on my Ruger 1911 using only the braille method. It is second nature. Only thing that provides me assurance when a round is chambered and the hammer is up.
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Glock-leg syndrome.
I carry GLOCK 9mm +1 all the time IWB. I use a holster with a single large clip. If I am going someplace where I may have to remove it, like trying on clothes or doctor visit, I clear the chamber before going inside and, if necessary, remove the entire holster with gun in it. I do have a locking holster but only use it for hiking and dry fire practice drawing from it before going out.
Rule V: Be aware of the consequences of a miss or over-penetration.
Let me guess.....GLOCK????
That is one of the hunting rules of safety. Works here too.
Know your backstop.
+1, negligent discharge. Before I even clicked on the article...
All by itself? Bad gun!
Yeah, I caught that too. Kind of like all those stories about killer SUV’s.
“Only thing that provides me assurance when a round is chambered and the hammer is up.”
I never chamber a round except on the range. I have grandchildren underfoot a lot of the time, thank God for undeserved blessings, so I accept the decrease in readiness for the sake of safety.
As a Glock owner (and lover), I was surprised not to see that name in the article. I am not surprised to see it in the comments, and I suspect you are right. Glocks are for people with perfect gun manners, not for cops who specialize in donuts and paperwork.
I assume Glocks are great guns from those who I know and trust who own them. Like any gun they require diligence. They have garnered a certain reputation as not ‘fool’ proof. I have been offered them to try by firearm industry folks. Might just take them up one day. Till then I have my 1911s. My other 1911 style autoloaders and my many double and single action revolvers. That’ll do for now.
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